Palestine Public Forum & Teach-In
The U.S./Israeli War on Gaza & the Cease-Fire:
The Real Aims Behind the Media Lies

Saturday, January 24, 2pm
ANSWER Office: 137 N. Virgil Ave., #201, Los Angeles 90004
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(5 min walk from Vermont & Beverly Metro Red Line stop)

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All organizers, activists, progressives and interested people should attend the Jan. 24 Los Angeles Public Forum and Teach-In on Palestine. Although the media is touting the cease-fire, Israeli Occupation Forces remain in Gaza and the region is still under a full economic blockade. Come discuss the real story of Palestinian heroism and suffering, and focus on how we can build more solidarity with Gaza.

· Why did Israel launch it’s deadly offensive against Gaza?
· What does the new cease-fire mean for Palestinians?
· How does the assault on Gaza fit in with U.S. aims in the Middle East?
· What is the role of the governments of Egypt, Jordan & Saudi Arabia?
· Did the U.S. and Israel achieve their goals?
· What can working people and students in the U.S. do to struggle for a free Palestine?

Speakers will include:

Dr. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, Mada al-Carmel: The Arab Center for Applied Social Research, Haifa. Dr. Shalhoub-Kevorkian is a professor of law in Jerusalem and is currently a visiting professor at UCLA’s law school. She is an expert on the Palestinian struggle for self-determination and how the occupation affects women. 

Yousef Abudayyeh, Free Palestine Alliance, National Coordinator. Abudayyeh is a long-time activist, founding member of the National Council of Arab Americans, a member of the coordinating committee of the Beirut meeting, member of Al-Awda, the Palestine Right of Return Coalition, and National Coordinator of the Free Palestine Alliance, USA. He lives in San Diego with his family.

Muna Coobtee, ANSWER Coalition, Steering Committee. Coobtee is a frequent speaker and media interviewee on the U.S. and its role in funding Israel’s occupation of Palestine. She regularly writes for Liberation newspaper and pslweb.org. Coobtee has traveled many times to historic Palestine and spoken on behalf of the U.S. anti-war movement at conferences in the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.

Rana Sharif, Palestinian American Women’s Association. Sharif is a community organizer and member of the PAWA Executive Board in Southern California. She is a doctoral student in women’s studies at UCLA.

Discussion and strategizing will follow presentations.

Sponsored by ANSWER Coalition, Free Palestine Alliance, National Council of Arab Americans; Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition and Palestinian American Women’s Association.

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